PRELIMINARY STUDY ON VITAMIN E AND SELENIUM SUPPLEMENTATION IN DIETS FOR GROWING-FINISHING PIGS

C.H. PHUAH, R. JIKEN, S.P. SOO and J.J. ROCH

SUMMARY

Forty-five piglets were used to study the effect of supplementation of 3 levels of vitamin E (0, 10 and 20 mg/kg) in combination with 3 levels of Se (0, 0.1 and 0.2 ppm). No significant differences in final bodyweight, daily gain and feed conversion efficiency can be attributed to the main effects of vitamin E and Se supplementation. The interaction between vitamin E and Se is evident only in the final bodyweight (P<0.05), daily gain (P<0.01) and feed conversion efficiency (P<0.01). The carcass traits including meat colour were not significantly affected by the supplementation of vitamin E and/or Se.

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